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1
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In what layer of the atmosphere can you find most of the water vapor, clouds and storm of the atmosphere

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Troposphere

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2
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The temperature in the stratosphere

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Increases with altitude

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3
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The main gases emitted from moving sources

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Carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, water vapor

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These are the natural sources of air pollutants

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Volcanic eruption, forest fire, and wind picking up dust

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5
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It is a secondary pollutant

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Ozone

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6
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It can cause phochemical smog

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Nitrogen oxide

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7
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It is a greenhouse gas that has the highest GWP

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Sulfur hexaflouride

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It is the rise in the average temperature of earth’s atmosphere and oceans

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Global warming

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9
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To reduce the release of greenhouse gases, renewable energy sources should be tapped

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Geothermal energy

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10
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These are the effects of global warming

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Rising sea level, destruction of ecosystem, and extreme weather conditions

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11
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It is used to express the carbon footprint of an entity, process, area, etc?

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Carbon dioxide

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12
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It is

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13
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A group of pollutants where carbon footprint is related to

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Greenhouse gases

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14
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It is responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer

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Chlorine

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15
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It is the delivery of acidic material to the earth’s surface by precipitation processes

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Wet acid deposition

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16
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Which two gases are the main contributors of acid rain

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Oxides of sulfur and nitrogen

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17
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Which type of pollutants is the subject of the montreal protocol

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Ozone depleting substances

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18
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It is the air pollution control device that is appropriate in the cement industry

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Cyclones

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19
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Which of the following air pollution control devices can remove both gases and particulate matter

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Wet scrubber

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20
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A reference used in air pollution evaluation for assigning the degree of blackness of smoke emanating from a source

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Ringelmann chart

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21
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These are areas with similar climate, meteorology and topology which affect the interchange and diffusion of pollutants in the atmosphere

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Airshed

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22
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What technology is banned under the clean air act?

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Incineration

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23
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Which signatory country to the kyoto protocol first withdrew from the treaty

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Canada

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24
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How many countries had binding targets in the first commitment of the kyoto protocol

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37

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25
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Which international treaty on environment is the most successful in terms of compliance of signatory countries

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Montreal protocol

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26
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What is the commitment in the doha amendment to the kyoto protocol?

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20% reduction in GHG emission based on 1990

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27
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RA 9003

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Ecological solid waste management act

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28
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Which government units is responsible for the collection, transport and disposal of solid waste?

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LGU

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29
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Who heads the metro manila solid waste management board

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Chairman of MMDA

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30
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Which of the following sources of solid waste generate the most

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Residential

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31
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In the philippines, what is the estimated per capita waste generation

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0.4 kg/day

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32
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It refers to activities which reduce or eliminate the amount of solid waste from waste disposal facilities

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Waste diversion

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33
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What does MRF mean

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Materials recovery facility

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34
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A type of MRF that accepts sorted wastes

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Clean

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35
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When putting up a MRF, what is the minimum buffer zone for school, hospital, and residential areas

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100 meters

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36
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As provided by RA 9003 the following are the minimum requirements for sanitary landfill except

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Aerobic treatment of leachate

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37
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The bottom liner used in sanitary landfills

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Impermeable

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38
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An important gas that is produced in sanitary landfills is

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Methane

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39
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The liquid that is produced in landfill is called

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Leachate

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40
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Composting is

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Biological decomposition of organic matter under controlled consition

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41
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Which type of composting is used for large scale system

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Windrow

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42
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What are the browns omposting

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Carbon-rich materials

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43
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It is the product of pyrolysis

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Biochar

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44
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Pyrolysis is

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Burning in the absence of air

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45
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These are produced during incineration

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Oil

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46
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The ban of incineration in the philippines is due to the possible emission of toxic gases

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Dioxins

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47
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These are the materials that can be recycled

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Aluminum, thermoplastic, broken glass

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48
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The type of plastic that is usually used for bottled water is

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PET

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49
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Plastics are assigned a number to classify them. Which type of plastic is assigned the number 3

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PVC

50
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What metal can be recovered from old car batteries

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Lead

51
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Vehicle exhaust (carbon monoxide)

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Primary pollutants

52
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Sulfur dioxide (SO2) from burning fossil fuel

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Primary pollutants

53
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Nitrogen dioxide from combustion process

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Primary pollutants

54
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Particulate matter from vehicle emissions and industrial processes

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Primary pollutants

55
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Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from vehicle exhaust and industrial activities

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Primary pollutants

56
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Nitric acid and sulfuric acid form through the oxidation of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide in the atmosphere

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Secondary pollutants

57
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Ground level ozone is generated when nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds undergo reactions in the presence of sunlight

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Secondary pollutants

58
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It is released into the environment and is dictated by the specific medium they inhabit

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Fate of air pollutants

59
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Sulfur dioxide, ozone, chlorides, nitrogen dioxide, nitrates, and carbon dioxidde

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Common air pollutants

60
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Philippine clean water act of 2004

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RA 9275

61
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A law enacted in the Philippines to address air pollution and promote air quality management

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RA No. 8749

62
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Aims to protect and preserve the country’s air quality, taking into consideration public health, environmental protection, and sustainable development

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RA 8749

63
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It was adopted on december 11, 1997 in kyoto japan

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Kyoto protocol

64
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It is an extension of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and aims to address global climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions

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UNFCCCC

65
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To set binding emission reduction targets for developed countries in order to combat global warming

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Kyoto protocol

66
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Kyoto protocol help countries meet their emission reduction targets

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Emission trading, Clean development mechanism, and Joint implementation

67
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This allow countries that have exceed their emission reduction targets to buy unused allowances from countries that have emitted less than assigned limits

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Emission trading

68
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This encourage developed countries to invest in emission reduction projects in developing countries, with the goal of achieving cost-effective emissions reductions globally

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Clean Development Mechanism

69
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This allows developed countries to invest in emission reduction projects in other developed countries to meet their targets

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Joint implementation

70
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It was adopted on september 16, 1987 in montreal canada and entered into force on january 1 1989

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Montreal protocol

71
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An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer

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Montreal protocol

72
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Aim for the Montreal protocol is to phase out the production and consumption of substances that are responsible for ozone depletion

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Primary aim

73
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Used to refer to the process of collecting and treating solid waste

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Solid waste

74
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Discarded, unused or leftover portion of household products containing toxic chemicals

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Household hazardous waste

75
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Solid waste generated by stores, offices, restaurants, warehouses, and nonmanufacturing activities at industrial facilities

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Industrial/ commercial waste

76
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Debris generated during the construction, renovation, and demolition of buildings

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Construction and demolition debris

77
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Fluorescent lamps are often hazardous wastes due to their mercury content

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Hazardous waste lamps

78
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Also known as biohazardous waste is the portion of the waste stream that may be contaminated by blood, body fluids, thus posing a significant risk of transmitting infection

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Regulated medical waste

79
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E-waste describes discarded electrical or electronic devices

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Used electronic equipment

80
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Must be managed properly by local waste management authorities or automotive repair shops to prevent contamination

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Used oil

81
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Tires do not decompose, when it piles up in landfills or junkyards, they can release chemicals into the air, ground, and water that alter the eccosystem

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Waste tires

82
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Includes manure and other wastes from farms, poultry, houses, and slaughterhouses

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Agricultural waste

83
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Mostly dry material that does not readily decompose

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Rubbish

84
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From kitchen/worthless or non sensical material

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Garbage

85
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Usually smells bad

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Garbage

86
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Disorderly accumulation of objects or things carelessly discarded waste

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Litter

87
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A recycling plant where recyclable materials are sorted and processed to minimize resource recovery and minimize waste sent to lanfills

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Materials recovery facility

88
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Decomposing organic waste, such as food scraps and yards waste, into nutrient-rich compost for soil enrichment

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Composting

89
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Burning solid waste at high temperatures to reduce volume and generate energy

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Incineration

90
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Thermal decomposition of organic materials in the absence of oxygen, producing biochar, syngas, and bio-oil

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Pyrolysis

91
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Dewatering, drying, pyrolysis, thermal oxidation

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Pyrolysis process

92
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Disposing of non-recyclable and non-compostable waste in engineered landfillls

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Sanitary landfills

93
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Commingled recyclables, quality control, paper sort and separation, plastic, metal and glass sorting, balers

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MRF Process

94
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Bottom layer, green waste layer, brown residue layer, repeat until full, mix layers regularly, cover with mesh

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Composting process

95
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An act providing for an ecological solid waste management program, creating the necessary institutional mechanism and incentives

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RA 9003 Ecological Solid waste management act of 2000

96
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Segregation and collection of solid waste shall be conducted at the barangay level

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Section 10

97
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What is the primary goal of solid waste management

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To transform solid waste into a valuable resource

98
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When did the first known law forbidding the disposal of waste onto streets come into effect

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320 BCE

99
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It is not a type of solid waste

A

Radioactive waste

100
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What term encompasess large items like outdated refrigerators or susbtantial tree stumps

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Trash

101
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What environmental benefit does proper waste disposal provide

A

Improved public health

102
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By what year is global waste expected to double according to the world bank

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2050

103
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What is the primary function of a materials recovery facility

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Sorting and processing recyclable material

104
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What is the main objective of composting

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Decomposing organic waste to produce nutrient-rich soil

105
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What does incineration involve

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Burning solid waste at high temperatures

106
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What is the purpose of a sanitary landfill

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To minimize environmental impacts of waste disposal

107
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These are the hazardous substance

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Corrosive, reactive, flammable

108
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These are inorganic hazardous substances

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Arsenic, chromium, mercury

109
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These are characteristics of POPs

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Travel long distance, semi-volatile, fat soluble

110
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What happens when POPs are in low latitude

A

Evaporation of pollutants exceed deposition

111
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What is TSD

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A waste management facility that accepts hazardous wastes from treatment, storage, and disposal

112
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Which of the following is recovered by RA 6969 with regard to unregulated chemical substances and mixtures

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Importation, handling, and distribution of

113
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What does PMPIN mean

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Pre-manufacturing pre-importation notification

114
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In the Toxic and Hazardous waste law of the philippines, if the toxic waste was found to have created negative impact on the environment, who has the highest responsibility over the incidence

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Factory using the chemical and producing such toxic waste has been properly treated recycled or disposed of

115
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The importation of HCFs shall have been prohibited by year

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2040

116
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It is a process of hazardous waste containment by enclosing the waste with casing or layers of static substance

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Encapsulation

117
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Waste not transported by water, that has been rejected for further use

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Solid waste

118
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Other term for solid waste

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Refuse

119
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Controlled accelerated biodegradation of organic matter into humus

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Composting

120
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Recovery of fuel from plastics

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Pyrolysis

121
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Chemical decomposition produced by heat in the absence of air

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Pyrolysis

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